Ironing-cabinet.



B. A. STOCKING.

IRONING CABINET.

Arruouxon FILED MAR. 18. 1907.

L Patented Sept. 29, 1908.

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' Be it known that I, BERT A. STOCKING, a citizen of the United states, residing at Audubon, in the "county of Audubon and I signed to form a receptacle to "receive an iron-- State of Iowa, have invented acertain new and useful Ironing-Cabinet, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a cabinet of simple, durable and inexpensive construction designed to be permanently secured to a wall or other support and also deing board of the ordinary size and also a sup- I plemental sleeve ironing board in positions where they will occupy a minimum of space and be protected from dust and dirt and further to provide means for supporting both ironing boards in position for use,-said means being) contained wholly the cabinet and eingentirely independent of' any sup porting devices outside of the cabinet.

. My invention consistsin the construction,

arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, plointed out in my claims and portion 15 of the usual size an illustrated in e accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 shows a vertical, transverse, sectional view through the cabinet with the cabinet door closed and the ironing'boards stored therein. Fig. 2 shows a similanview with the door of the cabinet open and both ironing boards extended in their position for use. Fig. 3 shows a detail, perspective view illustrating the spring connected with the brace of the ironing .board, and Fig. 4 shows a detail, perspective view of one end of the cross piece on the main ironing board to enter the notched bar.

Referrin to the accompanyin drawin s, I have use the reference numera 10 to in icate the body of the cabinet and 11 the hinged door. The body of the cabinet is designed to'be secured to a wall orother stationary su port. Arranged within the cabinet on eac side thereof is an upright 12 having notches 13 at itsrear edge. S aced 2. art from the upright 12 is a .smoot u rlght'l l Whichis also s aced apart from the rear of the cabinet. hes'e uprights are in substantially u wardly to a out the center of the cabinet. e main ironing board comprises a body shape having at its rear end a cross piece 16 with rounded Specification of Letters Patent. I Application'filed Marcif 18,1907. Serial No. 862,949.'

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ends, as shown in Fi 4. The length of the cross piece 16 is suc V tween the upri hts 12 and 14 at'each side of the cabinet an the shape of the cross piece 16 is such being slightly flattened that when the ironing board is in a substantially horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 2, the rear of thecross piece widengage the u rights 14 and the front of thecross piece wil enter the notches 13, thus firmly holding the ironing board against up and down movement andalso against movement forwardly and rearwardly. However, if the-outer end of the ironing board is swung upwardly, the cross piece 16 may then freely slide downwardly etween the uprights 12 and 14, as shown in Fig. 1.' Secured to the under surface of the ironing board 15 is a notched bar 18. A

brace 19 is provided with a s ring hinge 20- and secured to the bottom of t e cabinet, the said brace is designed to engage the notched bar 18 and thus hold 'the outer end of the ironing board in a horizontal'position.

Another one of the advantages of the spring actuated brace 19 is that they operator, in adjusting the ironing board need only reach under the ironing board and grasp the that it will stand beupper end of the braceand-place it in the proper one of the notches whereas,-without the spring, the o erator would have to lift it from the floor. he spring serves a double function in that when the ironing'board is standingin its upright position, as shown in Fi 1', the spring actuated brace yieldingly ho ds the ironing board in its upright position.

and prevents it from tilting outwardly toward the door.

. I have provided a second ironing board of the size and shape usually employed in ironing sleeves. This board ,is indicated by the numeral 21 and is provided with a cross ece 22 similar to the' cross piece 16. A race 23 is ivoted to the under surface of the ironing card 21 and is of such size and length that when the ironing board 21 is spaced a proper distance above the ironing board 15, the said brace will en age the cross iece 16 and hold the ironing card 21 in a orizontal position.

Mounted upon the door 11 is a bracket 24 u on which a smallva or stove 25 is fixed. T is stove is supplie through a pipe 26 which is hinged at 27 and has a supply tank 28 connecte( with its upper end. his supply tank normally rests upon a bracket 29 on the door but may swing upw rdly to posiiio tion, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, where it maybe supported by the bracket 30.

In practical use the two ironing boards are disposed within the cabinet when the cabinet is folded in the manner shown in Fig. 1. If it is desired to use only the main ironing board, the operator ens the door, grasps the to) of the ironing oard and raises itun-i til theleross piece 16 is adjacent to the desired or e of the notches 13, then he swings its outer end outwardly and downwardly to a horizontal position, and then places the brace 19 in engagement with the notched bar 18. The cabinet is firmly sup orted and hence it is not necessary to provu e any extra support for the outer end of the ironing board. If it is desired to use the sleeve ironing' board in addition, the operator grasps its rights on each side of the cabinet, the rear one being spaced apart from the rear of the cabinet and the forward one being spaced apart from the rear one and rovided with notches, a main ironing bOiLit and a sleeve ironing board, each being provided with a 2. An improved ironing board, comprising a cabinet body, a hinged door, two uprights on each side of the cabinet, the rear one bein spaced apart from the rear of the cabinet an t 1e forward one being spaced apart from the rear one and rovided with notches, a main ironing board and a sleeve ironing board, each being provided with a cross piece at its rear end, said cross pieces bein designed when the ironing boards are in su stantlally horizontal positions, to eriter notches in the notched bars, and engage the rear bars and when in substantiall vertical positions to freely slide between t 1e bars, a notched bar on the main ironing board, a sprin actuated hinge connected with the base of t 1e cabinet and a brace fixed to the spring actuated hinge to engage said notched bar, said brace being so arranged as to hold the main ironing board in an upright position when folded in a cabinet.

BERT ARVENE STOCKING. Witnesses: I

RANDALL HUNTER, EDWARD L. FINGH. 

